Average White Backs began in 1976. There were six according
by OldIrishFan (2020-07-13 03:44:30)
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In reply to: Could our RBs wear the "AWB" towels one of their moms  posted by rgvirish

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To Gene O’ Neil. He quizzed me on it when I met him before the 1990 Miami game. My brother had bragged that I had an encyclopedic memory when it came to ND football. Ok then who were the AWBs? He showed us a fax from Joe Montana to Rick Mirer. He also gave us T shirts of a glove manufacturing. The shirt read Get a Grip on Your Balls. There were 6 AWBs. I got 5 of them. They were Terry Eurick, Steve Orsini, Tom Domin, Steve Schmitz, Mark McLane, and the one I missed Joe Montana. Montana had a separated shoulder in 1976 and never appeared in a game. To my knowledge, I never saw him wear the towel. My guesses for the sixth included Steve Dover, Ted Burgmeier, and Dan Kelleher. Geno insisted Montana was one. They wore them in the 1976 Gator Bowl against Penn State. Eurick and Orsini continued to wear them into 1977.Not sure if Domin did.

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